The language of Mardi Gras Tuesday, Jan 29 2008 

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Me got a fire can’t put it out
Drink fiyawata gonna make me shout
Im gonna down to get my sqwa’
we gonna buy a great big car
Me big chief me feeling good
me gonna do everything me could

Me big chief me got me tribe
Me gonna take’em for a ride
My spy boy just went by
My spy boy is full of fire
My whole tribe is having fun
We gonna dance till the mornin’ come

Me big chief me got me band
Dergenois right near Tremain’
Me big chief me got my food
drink me water and get me blue
me big chief me feelin’ good
me gonna do everything me could.

Find a Levee and burn it down
Find a Levee and burn it down
Find a Levee and burn it down
Find a Levee and burn it down

Jaq-a-mo-fe na ney
Jaq-a-mo fe na ney
If you don’t like the Docta say
You can jaq-a-mo fi na ney

Iko Iko
Iko Iko en day
Jaq-a-mo-fi no an na ney
Jaq-a-mo fi na ney

My spy boy told your spy boy
sittin on da bayou
my spy boy told your spy boy
gonna set your tail on fiya

talkin bout hey now
hey now
Iko Iko en day
Jaq-a-mo fi no en na ney
Jaq-a-mo fi na ney

Spy boy running from way up town
His cadillac done gone and broke him down
He run through the crowd without a warning
Gonna give a little sin till the break of morning

Iko Iko…

Meet me boys on the battlefield
Wont bend, wont turn, and sure wont kneel
they got the gun and i got the gang
give a jaq-a-mo-fi-no with the river sand.

Iko Iko

Red White Blue they got the golden band
By on the by all over the land
downtown honey got the low down ways
Mardi gras morning gonna wanna kill dat way

Iko Iko

Children my children I call y’all
and what you say
I don’t hear ya

No, No, No, I don’t hear ya

Jaq-a-mo fi no with da gattlin gun
You cant hide but ya sure better run
Jaq-a-mo fi no with a fi na ney
sold all night and sold all day

Jaq a mo fi no with a with a fi na no
we gonna shoot the gun at the jailhouse door
Jaq a mo fi no with an en na ney
We gonna have fun on a holiday

Jaq-a-mo-fi no en na ney what I say
Jaq-a-mo-fi no en na ney what I say

The greatest example of jazz chord substitutions…. Sunday, Jan 27 2008 

Here is a live version of “Rosanna” by the band Toto. If we have any jazz cats out there, check out this 3 minute intro with vocals and the chordal substitutions as supplied by our boy on the keyboard Greg Phillinganes. Great stuff. It’s a crowd video, so don’t expect a good quality…

Pink Floyd – Live 8 Sunday, Jan 27 2008 

TIGERS WIN! TIGERS WIN! Wednesday, Jan 9 2008 

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I always knew we were the best at everything, but now that nation knows as well.